Following the Vikings’ 38-14 win over the Bills on Sunday, interim coach Leslie Frazier told the media that Brett Favre (despite being replaced by Tarvaris Jackson in the first quarter after suffering a shoulder injury) would remain Minnesota’s starting quarterback if healthy.

My only question is: Why? If you’re the Vikings, why would you play Brett Favre for the rest of the season? If you’re Leslie Frazier and you’re trying to earn a full-time coaching job, why would you play Favre?

Look, you know Lord Favre is going to say that he’s healthy enough to play next week. The guy hasn’t missed a start in his entire career. If his arm was hanging out of the socket and he only had one foot left, he would play. So you know he’s going to force Frazier to make a decision about who to start next week.

But Favre hasn’t been the same since he threw that interception in the NFC Championship Game last year. He’s been downright brutal at times and he’s a walking mess in terms of injuries. In other words, stick a fork in him because he’s done.

If Favre was even an average quarterback at this point and signed through next season, I could see continuing to play him. But not at this point. He has zero future in Minnesota and who’s to say that Jackson doesn’t give the Vikings their best chance to win right now anyway? He threw three interceptions on Sunday, but he also completed 15-of-22 passes for two touchdowns and compiled an 85.0 QB rating. That’s not bad for a quarterback who never plays. Plus, he may be on the roster next year – Favre won’t.

If Frazier is hoping to rattle off four in a row to finish the year 9-7 and sneak into the playoffs, then he needs a reality check. Especially if he believes Favre is the man to accomplish that unrealistic feat.

2 responses to “Why on earth would the Vikings continue to play Favre?”

DodgersKings323 says:

Terribly stupid, have to wonder about the guys in charge. Reminds me of the Dodgers and their horrible GM who buys when he should sell and gets what we don’t need, overpays, terrible contracts. Then the owner gives him an extension because he’s asleep at the wheel, doesn’t notice how bad the manager used to be.
They dumped Childress finally but why play a QB who won’t be there next year? You have to see what you have on the bench. Look at the Cowboys tearing it up now with Garrett and Kitna.

The reason they would play Favre is because he is still the best quarterback we have. The only reason some of those passes were completed is because of extraordinary effort by the receivers. Tavaris isn’t accurate. The only thing he can do better than Favre is run.